Shanghai Triad (Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao) (1995)
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86% of critics liked it
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69% of users liked it
(4,337 ratings)
Country boy Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is brought to 1930s Shanghai by his uncle who wants the boy to become a member of the powerful gang ruled by manipulative Tang (Li Baotian). In fact, Shuisheng will serve Tang's capricious mistress Bijou (Gong Li), a nightclub singer whom the boss proclaimed… More Country boy Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) is brought to 1930s Shanghai by his uncle who wants the boy to become a member of the powerful gang ruled by manipulative Tang (Li Baotian). In fact, Shuisheng will serve Tang's capricious mistress Bijou (Gong Li), a nightclub singer whom the boss proclaimed "the Queen of Shanghai." When the boy's uncle and the gang's several other members die during a rival gang's unsuccessful attempt on Tang's life, the latter retreats to a remote small island, taking both Bijou and Shuisheng with him and thinking of revenge. The film's English-language title is a little bit deceiving (the original Chinese title translates to "Row, Row, Row to Grandmother's Bridge," a line in Tang's favorite song performed by Bijou), as this drama centers more on the boy's coming of age and Bijou's disillusionment than on Shanghai gang wars. ~ Yuri German, Rovi
- Directed By
- Yimou Zhang
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 22, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A powerful portrait of mob power from the gifted and versatile director Yimou.
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Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
the characters are reasonably interesting and the plot has sufficient drama to entertain
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Soando como um mero veículo para a beleza de Gong Li, este aspirante a Ajuste Final conta com uma bela fotografia (com exceção da noite americana pavorosa), mas nada mais, revelando-se o pior filme da carreira de Yimou.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Stunning cinematography, uniformly good acting.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Shows how an innocent and ignorant young boy is initiated into the violent ways of a group of gangsters.
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Cast
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Li Gong
as Bijou
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Baotian Li
as Boss Tang
- Li Xuejian
- Sun Chun
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Wang Xiaoxiao
as Shuisheng
- Jiang Baoying
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Shu Chen
as Shi Ye
